Jung Society Melbourne Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Influence of Psychotherapy on the Immune System in Chronic Fatigue, Robert Bosnak
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chronic Fatigue is a complex, acquired condition whose cause is a topic of muchresearch and debate. The severity of symptoms vary, however, around a q...
The Enclosed garden: Temenos of the Soul, Juliana Kaya Prpric
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Enclosed Garden is one of the oldest expressions of civilization, and possessesa long and direct relationship to symbolism and mythology. Such a g...
Sally Gillespie - Stormy Weather: Engaging with Climate Change
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This talk explores ways to engage in climate change conversations to facilitate conscious change. Sally draws on stories from facilitating in depth di...
Claire French - The Goddess Archetype
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture discusses the loss of feminine representation, including in the changing myths and religious stories, and its impact on society. It explo...
Tim Falkiner: The Zone of the Pokies Addict
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture discusses electronic gambling machines known as “pokies” in Australia, “slot machines” in the United States of America and “fru...
Frith Luton: Circumambulating the Centre - The Symbolism of the Bees, the Honey, and the Hive
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture explores the alchemical union of opposites through the symbolism of bees including love and war, sweetness and bitterness, the individual...
Robert Johnson: Dionysus the Forgotten God
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dionysus the Forgotten God discusses myths of the complex and fragile God, Dionysus - born of both parents and a third time reborn of the underworld. ...
Mary Duffy: Illness, Symptom & Individuation
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Illness, Symptom & Individuation approaches the process of integration and healing through experiences of illness and trauma in the life of the bo...
Maureen Buckley-Fox: The Sacred Drama
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With a focus on the big questions of the human condition – cycles of birth and death, destiny and free will, suffering and the life journey - Mauree...
Mary Symes: Dreams - A Dialogue with the Unconscious
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s talk, Mary works with Zen Buddhist 10 Oxherding Pictures and accompanying poetry to establish a way of ‘being with’ the unconscious. ...
Annette Lowe: On the Origins of Religion - Why Does Religion Exist? How Does it Form?
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s talk Annette takes us through a rich array of voices and works that speak to the question of the definitions, potential origins and purpo...
Margaret Becher: Mother
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring the many manifestations of mother in our psyche from the Great Mother to the personal mother, the mother complex to the inner mother, Margar...
Peter Macris: A Gift or a Curse - Depression
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Beginning and ending with personal stories of his experience with depression, Peter guides us through two very different conceptualisations: A modern ...
Reverend Lesley Anne Curran: The Function of Imagination
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this meaningful talk, Reverend Curran points to the way that imagination enables us to step outside of ourselves and look at ourselves fully. With ...
Robert A Johnson: Inner Work - Active Imagination
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s talk, internationally respected author and Jungian analyst Robert A Johnson speaks about the practice of active imagination, a practice t...
Dr Averil Earnshaw: 'Family Time' - Being Caught in Trans-Generational Age-Linked Events
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s talk, psychiatrist and specialist child, adolescent and family psychotherapist, Dr Averil Earnshaw takes us on a journey through her inno...
Helen Phillips: Creative Envy?
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jungian analyst Helen Phillips presents us with an understanding of envy from a powerful perspective, diving deep into the creative as well as destruc...
Robert A. Johnson: The Wounded Feeling Function
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Jung described four different types of consciousness that we all possess. On one axis we have the Thinking and Feeling functions, on another Sens...
Dr Peter O'Connor: The Mid-Life Crisis - A Jungian Perspective
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Peter O’Connor, a retired psychologist with an abiding interest in Jungian Depth Psychology, speaks about the “human fragility and human failur...
Joan Harcourt: The Crone - The Archetype of the Wise Woman Elder
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this wonderful talk, Joan Harcourt brings the wisdom of Marion Woodman, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Jane Prétat as well as her own life experience and wor...
Dr Christopher Gribbin: Different Visions of the Afterlife in Ancient Greece
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With reference to Homer, Hesiod and the Orphics, Dr Chris Gribbin provides a rich exploration of two versions of death and the afterlife in Ancient Gr...
Anne Di Lauro: Archetypal Themes in Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we explore the wonderful Adventures of Pinocchio with Jungian oriented psychotherapist Anne Di Lauro. Anne invites us to consider the powerful a...
Colin Thompson: Buddhist Mindfulness and Jung
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’ll be listening to mindfulness therapist Colin Thompson as he takes us on a journey from the origins of Buddhism to modern practice. Rangin...
David Tacey Series Talk 5: The Differences Between Spiritual Emergence and Mental Illness
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s talk, David Tacey explores the similarities and differences between spiritual experiences and mental illness. He describes the relationsh...
David Tacey Series Talk 4: Spiritual Intuition in Young Adults
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s talk, David draws on his experience as a lecturer and teacher at La Trobe University. He weaves student’s voices throughout revealing a...
David Tacey Series Talk 3: Soul and Earth - The Impact of Place Upon the Psyche
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s talk David invites us to consider the fundamentals of our assumptions about consciousness noting our long Western tradition of locating s...
David Tacey Series Talk 2: Mental Health and the Mystery of Healing
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s talk David explores the spiritual side of wellbeing. Taking us from the healing arts of Ancient Greece to the present day, he describes w...
Joy Norton: Vesta - Cultivating Stillness at the Centre of the Self
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In an exploration of the Greek and Roman goddess of the hearth and flame, Joy Norton describes a wise woman archetype of the Self. She brings our atte...
David Tacey Series Talk 1: Individuation as a Homecoming to Self
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s talk Individuation as a Homecoming to Self is the first part in a series entitled Jung’s Depth Psychology: Developing a Relationship with ...
Rodney Ravenswood: Self, Soul, Ego - The Symbolic Life
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we listen to Rodney Ravenswood’s wide-ranging talk on the power and reality of archetypal energies in our personal and cultural lives. Ta...
Gillian Clezy: Dreams, Psyche, Language - Some Developmental Considerations
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’ll be listening to a talk given by recently retired Jungian analyst, speech pathologist and academic Gillian Clezy. Having worked in Austra...
Patrick Jansen: Buddhism and Jungian Psychology
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to analyst Patrick Jansen speak about the many overlapping insights and experiences gained from guided Buddhist practice and Jungian psychology...
Mary Duffy: An Introduction to the Red Book in Context
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Duffy, a Melbourne artist and art therapist takes us on a powerful journey into Jung’s famous Red Book. A collection of encounters with the fig...
Marcus Roberts and Annette Lowe: Rooms, Houses and Towers
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An architect and analyst explore the power of symbolism inherent in domestic and public buildings. With a focus on classical Greek architecture, Jung’...
Margeret Becher: Being Yourself
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jungian analyst Margaret Becher takes us on a journey with the fairy tale The Girl with No Hands. Through her lived experience, synchronicities, dream...
Kevin Toohey: The Frog Princess - Insights into the Anima Problem
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as analyst Kevin Toohey dives into the symbolism and knowledge found in the fairy tale of the Frog Princess. Fairy tales can serve as rich gui...
Evelynne Joffe: The Hebrew Goddess
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Evelynne Joffe is the Director of the Institute of Esoteric Studies in Melbourne and in today’s talk she takes us on a journey through history, illu...
Robert A. Johnson: Femininity Lost and Regained
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we listen to world renowned author and Jungian analyst Robert A. Johnson as he takes us through two myths, the Greek story of Oedipus and t...
Dr Veronica Brady: Symbol, Archetype and Inner Work
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring the spiritual experiences and hopes of colonial white Australians, Dr Veronica Brady talks about our migrant past, initial hopes for a Great...
Mary Symes: Ariadne and the Bull
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Symes talk on Ariadne and the Bull takes us on an in-depth journey through the myth. She explores the psychological tensions and tasks the myth r...
Brian Clark: Reclaiming Eros
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Clark’s Reclaiming Eros includes descriptions and explorations of the many iterations of Eros, covering the god’s evolution and his modern f...
Peter Macris: Where Did the Gods Go?
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Where Did the Gods Go? Peter invites us to explore Jung’s ideas of the Self archetype or the 'God Within'. While religion once helped t...
Professor Chris Mackie: The 'Symbolic Descent' in Greek Myth
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Chris Mackie talks about The Symbolic Descent in Greek Myth. In his exploration of two stories (Priam retrieving his son Hector’s body fro...
Lorraine Walker on 'Pride Before a Fall: The Archetypes and Inflation'
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lorraine Walker is a Jungian analyst now living and working in Shepparton. We hope you enjoy Lorraine’s exploration of inflation in today’s talk w...
Dr Claire French: Psychology and the Feminine
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Dr Claire French speak about Jungian psychology and the its understanding and portrayal of the feminine. As a renowned lecturer she’s give...
Terence McBride on The Archetype of the Wounded Healer
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy Terence McBride’s talk on the “Archetype of the Wounded Healer” exploring ancient rites of healing and the Jungian therapeutic approach. P...
Patrick Jansen on The Process of Analysis: Jung Society of Melbourne Talks
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we listen to Patrick Jansen eloquently describe the Jungian process of analysis including what it feels like to explore dreams, get in cont...
Dr David Tacey: Individuation and Popular Spirituality
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr David Tacey is Emeritus professor of literature at La Trobe University and a specialist in Jungian ideas. Today David explores a Jungian perspectiv...
Jung Society of Melbourne Core Concepts Talk by Annette Lowe
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Delve into the core concepts of Jungian psychology with analyst Annette Lowe as she describes a Jungian map of the psyche and provides a glimpse into ...